Kiar Surname

157,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Canada441:837,40065,151
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Algeria221:1,755,98043,349
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England51:11,143,612252,590
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Kiar (361) may also be a first name.

Kiar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kiar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kiar (Oriya: କିଆର, Russian: Киар) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 157,100th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,616,713 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kiar live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kiar is also the 458,188th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 361 people.

The surname Kiar is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.

Kiar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kiar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiar last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kiar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning $38,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $51,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khiar898,117/
Kiare8974/
Kijar8937/
Kiaar8937/
Kihar8929/
Kiarh894/
Kiear892/
Kiard892/
Khijar80175/
Khiare8042/
Kaiyar8038/
Kaijar8035/
Khihar8014/
Kihare808/
Kijart807/
Kayiar806/
Kiaarh806/
Kajiar804/
Kiarth803/
Kijare802/
Kuiyar802/
Kh'iar801/
Kihard801/
Kihart801/
Koiyar801/
Kiahre801/
Kjar751,005/
Kior75435/
Kyar75234/
Qiar751/
Khaiyar7372/
Kouhiar7320/
Khayiar7314/
Khijare7311/
Khaijar738/
Kaaiair735/
Khijhar735/
Kaaiyar734/
Kaiyare733/
Kaijhar733/
Kheiyar732/
Kaiyard732/
Kaaijar731/
Khihare731/
Kiaoure731/
Kaijare731/
Koiyare731/
Khiardh731/
Kehar673,986/
Kıyar672,139/
Khyar671,972/
Kaior671,472/
Kajor67452/
Chiar67132/
Kayor67130/
Kiore67128/
Kihor6752/
Kijor6746/
Kjear6744/
Cihar6739/
Kyare6735/
Kjaur6731/
Keear6719/
Kuior6718/
Kähar6712/
Keľar6710/
Koior679/
Kyaar677/
Kajiahar674/
Kaaihyar674/
Quiar674/
Cijar673/
Qihar673/
Kjair672/
Kjarr672/
Kéhar672/
Kjare671/
Khiarova671/
Kjart671/
Qiasr671/
Kiorh671/
Kjaar671/
Kaayiare671/
Kyard671/
Keior670/

Kiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiar in the Oriya language
କିଆରki'ara-
Kiar in the Russian language
Киарkiar-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiar
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